Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-14
THE yI'rRIOL CASE.
Damaging Statements-The pIan
and Woman i'm Jnsl.

| hozeue is sLill tne talk OF the town. In
tefest in this case is stll unabated, and
public sympathy is to a great extent
with poor Petrie. A HERALD reporter
who has been specially detailed to get
at the facts of the case, aud fathom as
deeply MS possible, the mystery sur
rounding The act of the woman made
some very interesting discoveries yes.
terday which stamp the statements made
by Mrs. Rozelle and her husband as
very doubtful in many particulars, and
somewhat tarnish the spotless reputa
tion which the woman claims she beals.
Mrs. Rozelle in her statement publishs d
IN yesterdays HERALD said that she had
not seen Mrs. Petrie, and did not want
to become acquainted with her on ac-
count OF her bad reputation, which she
and her husband knew OF only too well.
A well.known business gentleman in
this city, whose veraciiy is unim-
peachable. states positively that last
February he frequently saw Mrs. Petrie
and Mrs. Rozelle in each others COM
pany, and on one occasion held quite an
extended conversation with the women
while waiting on them at his place of
business. This important disclosure
somewhat staggered the reporter, who
thought that the business man aust be
mistaken. But the merchant was pos.
tive and described Mrs. Rozelle's ap-
pearance exactly.
The reporter then repaired to the
county Jail, where Mr.. and Mrs. Ro.
zelle are confined, in default of $1,000
bail each, and sought an interview with
the woman, who again stoutly denied
that she was acquainted with or ever
saw Mrs. Petrie. She was, however,
very anxious to know who the gentle.
man was that saw her with Mrs. Petrie.
Mr. Rozelle also denied that bis wife had
ever been acquainted with Petrie's wife,
or had ever seen her to bis knowledge.
The reporter then sought the merchant
who had seen the couple together and
had him go to the county Jail, where he
positively identified Mrs. Rozslle as the
woman he had seen with Mrs. Petrie.
Another gentleman, a city official. also
stated that he has known Mrs. Petrie
and Mrs. Rozelle ever since they came
to Los Angeles. Rozelle and his wife
came here from Tulare about last Dc.
cember and took up their residences in
the vicinity in which he lives. This
gentleman says that he has seen Mrs.
Petrie and Mrs. Rozelle on the streets
together great many times. He first
saw them together in q restaurant
about the latter part of January, and the
last time he saw them in the place was
about 2 o'clock in the morning, about
his way home. He often bowed to Mrs.
Peirie. who was invariably accompanied
by Mrs. Rozelle. He did not care to
say what he thought Of Mrs. Rozalle's
character, but told the reporter to draw
his inferences. The statement of these
two gentlemen will undoubtedly lead to
the unearthiug of more interesting facts
concerning Mrs Rozslle and her hus-
band.
IN COURT.
Mrs. Rozelle appeared in Justice Aus
tins court yesterday morning to be ar
raigned on the charge of felony that had
been placed against her for throwing
vitriol in Petrie's face. She was &C.
companied by her husband, who looked
very pale and nervous. Mrs. Rozelle
was dressed in black and was as cool as
cucumber. 1t has been stated that
she is very attractive and pretty. She
is anything but pretty, for her figure is
ungainly and the contour OF her irregu.
lar features indicates, as phrenologists
would say, woman with cold heart.
She was not represented by counsel, ,and
after Judge Austin read the complaint
and asked her il she was ready for trial
she answered Just ''No," and the case
was set for trial on the 9th inst. The
court fixed the bail at $1,000. The large
crowd that was in court then left.
Prosecuting Attorney Harrison then
drew up 4 complaint against Mr.. Ro-
zelle. who was arrested by Constable Ed
Smith. His bail was also fixed at $1,000
and the case set for trial the same day
as his wifes.
Not being able to furnish bail Mr. and
Mrs. Rozalle were taken to the county
jail. Mrs. Rozelle was placed in the
females cell on the second story, in CON-
pany with the girls who are undergoing
a forty days sentence Tor raising row
on the Santa Monica train few San.
days ago Her husband was given the
freedom OF the corridors, but last even
ing was allowed by tho Sheriff to occupy
the same cell with his vile in the female
ward Rozelle saya that he is without
friends and does not know that he will
be able to get bail. He pawned his
trunks and their contents to get few
Injuries for himself and wife while in
prison. Roz.ll has not worked for
about a month and his landlady, Mrs.
Martin, denies that he ever objected to
Petrie's presence in her house, as he
said in his statement
PETRIE's CONDITION.
The wounded man is still suffering
greatly from his injuries. There has
not been any percepuble change in his
condition. His eye, face and forehead
where the vitriol struck him, have
turned black. 1t is expected that
sloughing will commence today or to-
morrow. In this way nature may get
rid of the wounds. The skin will fall
off and then the depth that the acid
penetrated the flesh will be known. The
oculist says that it is impossible yet to
tell how his left eye will fare.
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